First Midwest Bancorp About To Put More Money In Your Pocket (FMBI)

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 9/25/13, First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (NASD: FMBI) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.04, payable on 10/15/13. As a percentage of FMBI's recent stock price of $14.70, this dividend works out to approximately 0.27%.

Below is a dividend history chart for FMBI, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.04 declared by First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. :

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from FMBI is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 1.09% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

The chart below shows the one year performance of FMBI shares, versus its 200 day moving average:

Looking at the chart above, FMBI's low point in its 52 week range is $11.57 per share, with $16.20 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $14.62.